A #MoonLander built by #Houston-based aerospace company #IntuitiveMachines was launched from #Florida early on Thursday, February 15, on a mission to conduct the first #US lunar touchdown in more than a half century and the first by a privately owned spacecraft.
Although considered an Intuitive Machines mission, the IM-1 flight is carrying six #NASA payloads of instruments. #TheMoon #Space
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@Norobiik This stuck out as being a really positive aspect: they paired up with a local college to train and certify engineers. That's gonna have great impact in their community.
https://youtu.be/CvdgoX-3WOM?t=2039
I'm reminded of the young folks in New Mexico who got hoodwinked by Arca Space. Quite a contrast.
